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Woctminqfpr Westminster, Md. BUTCHER COWS: Steady
w esumiiaici Tuesday, June 12 prices. High Yield 45.00-47.75;
LiV6SIOCK AllCtlOn Report supplied by auction Standard & Utility 41.00-45.00;
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 16,1984—A15
Canners 38.00-41.00; Shelly 30.00-
38.00. Bulls- Few Good 1000-1400 lb.
50.00-51.00. Steers- Good run. High
Choice & Prime 63.75-66.00; Low
Choice 59.00- 63.00; Good 55.00-
60.00. Heifers- Choice 57.50-59.50;
Good 53.00-57.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: $l.OO higher.
US #l&3 215-245 lb. 49.75-50.00.
Sows- 400-550 lb. 40.00-44.00. Boars-
One3solb. at 34.50.
VEAL CALVES: $5.00 to $B.OO
lower. No Choice offered; Good
140-190 lb. 60.00-67.00; Killers 80-100
lb. 52.00-62.00; Weak & Rough 45.00
down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM; $lO.OO under last week.
Holstein Heifers 95-120 lb. 65.00-
75.00; Holstein Bulls 95-135 lb.
75.00-100.00.
LAMBS: 75 head. Choice 40-115
lb. 54.00-60.00; Good 45-90 lb. 45.00-
50.00; Few Lambs 125-133 lb. 50.00-
56.00; Sheep 14.00-18.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Lighter run.
Steers- 300400 lb. 51.00-61.00; 900-
1000 lb. 54.00-58.00. Heifers- 300-750
lb. 38.00-46.00. Bulls- 300400 lb.
41.0048.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 140 head.
$3.00 to $5.00 lower. By the Head
-15-30 lb. 23.00-26.00; 30-50 lb. 25.00-
34.00; 50-70 lb. 33.00-35.00. By the
Lb. St. Boars 175-290 lb. 32.00-38.50.
HAY SALE: 3 loads. New Alfalfa
103.00 per ton; Orch. Grass &
Timothy 77.00 per ton; Fence Posts
2.10 each.
Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, June 13,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 272. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers 1.00-2.50 higher.
Slaughter cows steady to 1.00
higher. Choice Yield Grade 2-4 900-
1350 lbs. slaughter steers 62.75-
66.00, few Choice Holsteins 56.50-
59.00, Good 58.25-62.25; Holsteins
52.50-55.25. Few Good slaughter
heifers 52.75-59.00, few Standard
50-52.00. Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 43.75-
47.10, Couple 47.85, Cutter &
Boning Utility 42.50-45.10, Canner
& Low Cutter 39.75-43.00, Shells
down to 35.00. Individual Choice
slaughter bullock at 61.75. Yield
Grade #1 985-2085 lbs. slaughter
bulls 49.50-60.50.
FEEDER CATTLE. Few
Medium Frame #1 310-755 lbs.
feeder steers 50.50-62.00, one lot
Large Frame §2 360 lbs. at 49.75;
few Medium Frame #1 700-610 lbs.
feeder bulls 50.25-55.25.
CALVES 163. Few Choice
Vealers 70-80.00, few Good 60-69.00,
Standard & Good 70-105 lbs. 48-
60.00, Utility 60-80 lbs. 35-45.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 60-81.00.
HOGS 304. Barrows & gilts about
steady. US No. 1-2 215-250 lbs.
barrows & gilts 52.75-53.85, No. 1-3
205-260 lbs. 50.50-52.75, one lot No.
1-3150 lbs. at 43.25. Sows: US No. 1-
3 315-580 lbs. sows 40.25-44.00, few
Medium 240-380 lbs. 38-41.00. Boars
30-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 324. US No. 1-3
20-38 lbs. feeder pigs 71-100.00 per
hundredweight, No. 1-3 40-62 lbs.
58-66.00 per hundredweight.
SHEEP 33. Choice 30-80 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 5565.00,
Good 45-80 lbs. 4567.00. Few
slaughter ewes 15-20.00. Goats 24:
Large 2543.00. Kids 12-24.00 per
head.
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts 1600;
5 days last week 1548; same period
a year ago 2932. Trading moderate
for the week. Slaughter steers
ended the week 1.50-2.50 higher
compared with Wednesday of last
week. Slaughter heifers ended the
week 1.00-2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
few prime 3-41200-1450# 64.50-65.00,
load 65.50 Monday; 65.00-65.50,
load 66.50 Wednesday. Choice 2-4
1000-1400# 62.50-64.50 Monday;
63.0065.25 Wednesday. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 9501200# 61.5062.50
Monday; 61.5063.00 Wednesday.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 1300
1600# Holsteins 57.75 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 9001100# 61.5063.25
Monday; 61.5063.75 Wednesday.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 825-1000#
59.0061.50 Monday; 60.0061.50
Wednesday. Good 2 750950# 54.00
60.00. SSIOSOCJP.
Greencastle Market
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, June 11,1984
450 CATTLE: Butcher Steers-
Choice 61.0067.00; Butcher Steers-
Medium-Good 52.00-63.00; Butcher
Heifers-Choice 57.0062.50; But
cher Heifers-Medium-Good 45.00
60.00; Butcher Cows-Utility-Good
42.00-47.50; Butcher Cows-Canners
and Cutters 40.0046.00; Butcher
Cows-Shells 40.00 & down; Butcher
Bulls-Medium-Good 48.5058.00;
Stock Steers-Medium-Good up to
61.00; Stock Heifers-Medium-Good
51.00.
287 CALVES: Medium-Good
Calves-160-220 lbs. 65.0065.00;
Medium-Good Calves-125-160 lbs.
60.00-75.00; Medium-Good Calves
-100-120 lbs. 55.00-65.00; Medium-
Good Calves-80-100 lbs. 50.0065.00;
Holstein Bull Calves up to 101.00;
Holstein Heifer Calves-70.00; Light
and Green Calves down to 40.00.
62 HOGS: Good-Choice Butcher
Hogs 190-225 lbs. 45.0049.00; Good-
Choice Butcher Hogs 225-250 lbs.
48.0049.00; Good-Choice Butcher
Sows 400 lbs., up to 44.00; Good-
Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up
45.00; Heavy Boars 34.50; Pigs-Per
Head-9.50-35.00.
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